Away with the fairies - and the dwarfsTarsem Singh, director of cult nightmare The Fall, mines the same seam of acid-tinged surrealism he exploited for last year’s…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Wrath of the TitansRISE, RISE, oh heroic reader, and celebrate the ceremony of noise that is Wrath of the TitansFri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
The Island PresidentYOU’RE BOUND to think differently about global warming if you live on the MaldivesFri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
A Night To RememberTHERE IS something distinctly creepy about the euphoria surrounding the centenary “celebrations” of the launch and submersion…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
OrdetReligious devotion has never been the most fashionable subject in serious world cinemaFri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
The Kid with a Bike/Le Gamin au VéloTO CALL THE Dardenne brothers reliable is not to damn with faint praiseFri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Washing our hands of pornography may be impossibleARE YOU uncertain where your moral compass is pointing? Stop for a moment and ask yourself this question: what would Raquel Welch…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
If it’s his gold you’re after . . .As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, the good people at the Screen Cinema in Dublin will be handing over their venue to an initiative…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
The RavenIN RECENT YEARS, as cable television has continued its tyranny of quality, we’ve seen far too few cop shows hung around stupid…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
A hit film you’ve never heard ofThe second-biggest film of 2012 at the worldwide box-office has only been released in tiny handful of European countriesFri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
French finesseBe aware that the excellent Cork French Film Festival, which began last weekend, continues until Sunday.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Tension around Bin Laden filmWhen Kathryn Bigelow set out to make a film on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, she probably expected all kinds of controversyFri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
A psychological approach to actingWILLEM DAFOE HAS been the bad guy in Spider-Man and Speed 2Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Americans, if you want the full Irish, take itTHERE’S A little corner of the internet where the air is permanently soft and lilting melodies underscore every homesick pang…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Smash-and-grab Raid makes off with 2 gongsThe Raid (above), Gareth Evans’s Indonesian action film, is the first picture to win both the audience prize and the Dublin …Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Short film Oscar for GeorgeTerry George has been musing on his success at the Oscars last SundayFri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Razzies award usual suspectsHey everybody, it’s time for the perennially unamusing Razzie nominationsFri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Billy’s schtick and Jolie’s pinBilly Crystal’s old-school turn as Oscar host received mixed reviews, but the viewing figures were up slightly.Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Lights, camera and not much actionIT SAYS SOMETHING about the growing predictability of the Oscars that the biggest surprise of the evening involved Meryl Streep…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
'The Artist' triumphs at the 84th OscarsAs expected, The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius’s black-and-white silent film, took the Academy Award for best picture last night…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
LauraThere are few more jaw- dropping reversals than the one that suddenly sideswipes the plot halfway through Otto Preminger’s unclassifiable…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
'Then it got better reviews. It's ruined everything for me'JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Critics have been raving about ‘Margaret’, Kenneth Lonergan’s unsettling post-9/…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
RampartA FEW YEARS ago, Oren Moverman directed The Messenger , a film that revelled in its own restraintFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Red DogYOU CAN TELL a bit about how a country likes to see itself from a glance at its popular cinemaFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
The extras you don't get on DVDFilm festivals are a chance to see stars in the flesh, enjoy old masters in a collective experience, and banter with fellow enthusiasts…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
A gripping tale of corruption and glamourJAMESON DUBILN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: ALL BUT THE best-informed of domestic pundits must feel a little daunted when attempting…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
The Woman in the Fifth/La Femme du VèmeIT’S BEEN A rough few years for Pawel PawlikowskiFri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
'Top to toe an artist 'From his impeccable ensembles to his pitch-perfect manner and masterful comedic timing, David Kelly was an actor from a different…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
'The Artist' sweeps up at BaftasThe Artist, Michel Hazanavicius’s silent black-and- white movie, continued its triumphant parade through awards season by picking…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
'The Artist' sweeps all before it with seven Baftas as eyes turn to OscarTHE ARTIST, Michel Hazanavicius’s silent black-and- white movie, continued its triumphant parade through awards season by picking…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Right-wingers should learn to use their intelligenceRIGHT-WINGERS ARE stupid and prejudicedSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
The VowIF YOU WANT evidence that the US is a decadent society, then take note of the way mainstream Hollywood represents bohemian lifestyles…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Big MiracleNOW, LOOK HERE. This writer is as wet a liberal as you could fear to meetFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
A Separation’s trouble and strifeREEL NEWS: Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation , a tale of marital strife from Iran, has been picking up gongs wherever it goes.Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Prepare for a piggy presenterREEL NEWS: You can’t escape from Miss Piggy at present.Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
A classic zombie gets crematedREEL NEWS: Even the most dedicated horror fan might admit that, when he or she heard that Bill Hinzman had died on Monday, a…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Happy birthday Zsa ZsaREEL NEWS: Time to give one of our regular shouts out to resilient survivorsFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Neeson gets Peta in a stewREEL NEWS: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) is urging punters to avoid the latest Liam Neeson film The Grey…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Team that lit up the screenSMALL PRINT: Just look at this now-poignant Life cover from 1969Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Surely we all know we are being lied to by now, don't we?The advertising and media worlds are awash with knowing liesSat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Man on a Ledge“JUMP! DO IT! DO IT!” inconvenienced New Yorkers shout at poor Sam WorthingtonFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
ChronicleTHIS CRACKING little found- footage thriller – at just 84 minutes, it really is quite little – doesn’t half tell us a familiar…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Jack and JillADAM SANDLER plays twins: one an assured male, the other a dysfunctional femaleFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Journey 2: The Mysterious IsalndHANG ON A moment. To what is this thing a sequel? Oh, yesFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Pacino to present his Oscar Wilde film at 10th Dublin festivalESTEEMED SWEDISH actor Stellan Skarsgård joined a gang of celebrities at the reopened Light House cinema to launch the programme…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
